Jiffy Lunch time Update

What other time is best to take a sneak break and do your personal stuffs but LUNCH TIME??? hehe

Thought I take this time to do a little update on what happen over the past weekend. Plentiful I must say.

We cramp almost everything in one day, and I must say that the schedule is as neatly done as our decisions. Last Friday as I unexpectedly check my long forgotten personal emails, I realised that there is a new housing ballot exercise that came out of no where. We are already a day late when me and Mike finally decided to make the move. Looking at 171 applicants to start with in just a day's old exercise, we brave ourselves to put in our applications as well. At a quarter to midnight!! hahahahaha.. talk about impulse buying.. we are litterally applying for a house in just a brief session of discussion. None the less, we are glad we did. At 307 applicants since this morning.. we definitely hope that we manage to get thru during the automated ballot number session.

The very next day, we made an appointment with our good old Tom for some follow up on our big day despite the fact that he is no longer our planner (tentatively speaking, as long as we have not met with our new planner yet, he is still our planner! ) We both took our time to look at the room AGAIN at a different layout. We try to give ourselfs some creativity in the sense of not being stuck with the norm. No more info's on the hotel, but all I can say is that, we are glad we have decided on our choice of hotel. :)

Moving along, we head to our bridal studio again for another round of gown trying. I was suppose to choose the colour of the evening gown which I have chosen on my 1st visit. However, things got a 2nd turn and I ended with another design instead. Totally unexpected, totally unplanned. Right there and then, we confirmed the wedding gown and his dress suit and the evening pieces as well. Nothing much to be done on my part although I have a choice made-to-measure evening dress. The fact that the piece I choose is already a pretty fit for me, plus i like the cutting and the colour.. I guess the MTO dress is just another gimmick of them to have me sign for the package!! hahahah.. none the less, I'm happy with what I see.

We realise that our actual day wedding photographer is not the same as the one who will be doing our studio/outdoor shots ONLY when we ask them. The fact that this job will be given to a freelance photographer who sign the contract with the bridal studio, we are not inform at all. I have to say, both me and Mike felt cheated. Slowly we are finding them giving us the "whatever will do as long as there is one" attitude. Not very pleasing.. knowing that all the "good" freelancer are taken up as early as a yr ago! Sad to say, we only manage to get a "leftover" one when someone actually cancelled theirs. Needless to say, we are both very upset over the matter.

Imagine spending the entire year preparing for the special day, not to mention the emotions, the tears and laughters that will be only shared once in our lifetime. Would you be contented to end the day with amaturish pictures that does not capture any souls at all?? No right?? I guess this just adds up to our budget having to hire another photographer on top of what we already have. Better be safe than sorry!!

Will updates the picture we took during the day when I have the time.

So, stay tune to the blog!

Three times the better

I just got a call from our wedding planner yesterday evening. Totally unexpecting a call from a stranger at this hour and I have to say I was rather shock to hear the familiar voice and yet couldn't really figure out who he was until he disclose it.

 

Another shock came right after, when I was told that he will no longer be looking after our wedding plan. It is once again, referred to another planner. This time, the Senior Manager.

 

"Three times the better" they say.... we shall have to welcome her then.

Drafting out the guest list.

All of a sudden I just have this urge to do up my wedding guest list yesterday. I opened up my excel sheet and start drafting away. Before I knew it, ta-dah! I have 80% of the list done.

 

I'm so happy. Another box ticked.

8 more months to go!!

Woo hoo.. what a nice number. 8 more months to go on the year 2008.

The Ring

Just before X'mas, Mike and I were doing some X'mas shopping for my little nephew and nieces at Vivo. As always, when you least expected it, you got it. That is what happen to us, yet again.

Yeap, we purchased our ring that very day. Though still a long way to go before our actual event, but who can resist a perfect pair of rings that is also perfectly nice to our wallets?? :P Irresistable!!

Taking advantage of the X'mas sales in Dec, the total spent is definitely worth it. This is not the 1st shop we went into since we first planned for our wedding. Love & Co. a sister company of Soo Kee Jewellery is the one of the many blooming couple ring jewellers around. Tapping into the marital bliss market, they do charge rather "happily" with a price tag that I find will not bring a smile to my wallet. No doubt their designs are modern and current ( with some even close to designer rings) set with beautiful diamonds and other semi precious stones, I find that the whole "wedding band" meaning is not there anymore. To me, the wedding band is THE band that symbolizes the bond of the couple.. Everlasting and forever. Not some fancy rings that you see dating couples wear. Although at the end of the day, the decision still lies on the couple's taste, lifestyle and $$... I truly believe a practical couple will opt for a more affordable ring rather than style/fashion.

I am glad we did not make the purchase from Love & Co. The model that we chose cost 1.8K each. White gold with a certified diamond set at the top to mark the date and month of the wedding day. Unique.. but costly.

At the end of the day, simplicity is the best. :)